| 发明名称 |
CHARGING METHOD AND CHARGING SYSTEM |
| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a method of charging for ink in an ink container consumed by a printing unit during printing. The method of charging includes obtaining information on an amount of the ink consumed; and implementing charging on the basis of the information. Before the amount of the ink in the ink container consumed reaches a predetermined value, first charging is implemented according to a charging basis in which usage-based charging is implemented on the basis of the amount of the ink consumed. After the amount of the ink consumed reaches the predetermined value, second charging is implemented according to a charging basis different from the charging basis applied to the first charging. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2017015105(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.01.19 |
| 申请号 |
US201615211363 |
申请日期 |
2016.07.15 |
| 申请人 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
发明人 |
KUWAHARA Yuki;TSUJI Shigeru;INUI Takefumi;TAGUCHI Keiichi |
| 分类号 |
B41J2/175 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/175 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method of charging for ink in an ink container consumed by a printing unit during printing, the method comprising:
obtaining information on an amount of the ink consumed; and implementing charging on the basis of the information; wherein (i) before the amount of the ink in the ink container consumed reaches a predetermined value, first charging is implemented according to a charging basis in which usage-based charging is implemented on the basis of the amount of the ink consumed, and (ii) after the amount of the ink consumed reaches the predetermined value, second charging is implemented according to a charging basis different from the charging basis applied to the first charging. |
| 地址 |
Tokyo, JP |
